Another word for righteous
righteous
modif.
Virtuous
just, upright, good, honorable, honest, worthy, exemplary, noble, right-minded, goodhearted, dutiful, trustworthy, equitable, scrupulous, conscientious, ethical, moral, fair, impartial, fairminded, commendable, praiseworthy, guiltless, blameless, sinless, peerless, sterling, meritorious, deserving, laudable, punctilious, creditable, morally justifiable, charitable, philanthropic, having a clear conscience; see also moral 1, reliable 1.
Religiously inclined
devout, pious, religious, holy, saintly, godly, godlike, angelic, devoted, reverent, reverential, faithful, fervent, strict, rigid, devotional, zealous, spiritual; see also holy 2, religious 2.
Antonyms impious*, irreligious, profane.
Conscious of one's own virtue
self-righteous, sanctimonious, hypocritical; see egotistic 2. See syn. study at moral.
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Another word for righteous
Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action:
good, honest, honorable, incorruptible, true, upright, upstanding. (Informal) straight-shooting. Idiom: on the up-and-up (or up and up). See honestIn accordance with principles of right or good conduct:
ethical, moral, principled, proper, right, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See right
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